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er to join a fast-paced and supportive HR team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary from £54,400 per annum subject to skills and experience.
The role
Are you looking for an HR role that gives you wide ranging opportunities, management responsibility and a key role in supporting the science and operations conducted in one of the worlds leading research institutes? Ever dreamt of a career that not only values your potential but propels you towards personal development? If so, your opportunity has arrived!
As our HR Business Partner, the primary focus of the role is to enable and support managers in managing their staff. Acting as a key partner they will champion the Crick s Discovery without Boundaries strategy and will assist with the design and development of focused people solutions. You will need to have experience as an HR/People Partner and embody our values: Bold, Open, Collegial.
Responsibilities of our HR Business Partner:
These include but are not limited to:
- Build strong collaborative relationships with senior scientists and operational leads
- Acting as a performance coach and sounding board to senior managers
- Providing advice on high risk/complex employee relations matters
- Effectively leading, developing, motivating and performance managing the People Advisor
- Working with OD on specific departmental strategic and cultural change programmes and organisation design initiatives
- Supporting the design and delivery of training for managers
- HR lead for senior recruitment activity
- Leading the focus on talent management in collaboration with the Learning & Development team utilising the Crick s talent processes
- Driving forward HR strategies, achievements of goals and promotion of initiatives to deliver against HR s strategic agenda.
- Managing headcount and resource planning processes
Skills and experience we are looking for in our HR Business Partner:
- Experience of working as an HR generalist at Business Partner level, capable and willing to operate at all levels, from senior managers and complex people problems through the range of HR activities OR significant experience at a People Advisor level, with evidence of acting at People Partner level in elements of the role
- A solid knowledge of good HR practice/employment law and experience of brokering its translation into innovative and effective practical solutions in a large complex organization
- Highly pragmatic, flexible and adaptable with an ability to tailor approach to meet contrasting needs and demands
- Strong planning skills, the ability to prioritize in the face of competing demands, proven success in delivering work personally (and through others) to tight deadlines
- Good communication skills, both oral and written, and experience of drafting and presenting clear and concise reports on complex issues at management level, always with excellent attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills, including political awareness and emotional intelligence, enabling the post holder to influence and deliver at all levels and to work effectively as part of a team
- CIPD Member or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through experience in a senior HR position
- Evidence of CPD
In return for your hard work, dedication and commitment, we offer:
- Salary: From £54,000 subject to skills and experience
- Annual Leave: 28 days holiday plus three additional days (usually taken over Christmas) plus bank holidays.
- Pension: Defined contribution pension scheme, with the Crick contributing between 3 and 16% of your salary
- Health and Wellbeing: One stop shop, onsite Occupational Health to help you manage your wellbeing
- Socials: Host to over 1500 employees and students, from worldwide territories there is no shortage of social groups and events for you to attend
- Dining: On site restaurant tailored to your dietary requirement plentiful delicacies for you to choose subsidised of course!
